Week 9, 2021

played in Cincinnati, OH

36 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	16	7	3	-	29
Cincinnati Bengals	0	6	0	8	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:34 DEN - B.J. Makofske 36 field goal
2Q: 10:41 DEN - B.J. Makofske 32 field goal
2Q: 04:59 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 31 field goal
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Samuel Gomez 2 pass from Emmett Horton (B.J. Makofske extra point failed)
2Q: 00:44 DEN - Samuel Gomez 16 pass from Emmett Horton (B.J. Makofske extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 52 field goal
3Q: 11:28 DEN - Samuel Gomez 4 pass from Emmett Horton (B.J. Makofske extra point)
4Q: 05:09 DEN - B.J. Makofske 18 field goal
4Q: 03:51 CIN - Julius Thomas 16 pass from Sam Bradford (Sam Bradford pass to A.J. Jenkins for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:34 DEN - B.J. Makofske 36 field goal
2Q: 10:41 DEN - B.J. Makofske 32 field goal
2Q: 04:59 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 31 field goal
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Samuel Gomez 2 pass from Emmett Horton (B.J. Makofske extra point failed)
2Q: 00:44 DEN - Samuel Gomez 16 pass from Emmett Horton (B.J. Makofske extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 52 field goal
3Q: 11:28 DEN - Samuel Gomez 4 pass from Emmett Horton (B.J. Makofske extra point)
4Q: 05:09 DEN - B.J. Makofske 18 field goal
4Q: 03:51 CIN - Julius Thomas 16 pass from Sam Bradford (Sam Bradford pass to A.J. Jenkins for conversion)

Team Statistics DEN CIN
Record 5-3 5-3
First Downs 26 14
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 17 8
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 485 268
- Offensive Plays 75 50
- Yards per Play 6.47 5.36
Net Rushing Yards 127 74
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 4.10 3.52
Net Passing Yards 358 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 28 - 0 26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 358 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 8.14 6.69
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 3.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/56 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 5/97
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:25 23:35

Team Statistics	DEN	CIN
Record	5-3	5-3
First Downs	26	14
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	17	8
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	485	268
- Offensive Plays	75	50
- Yards per Play	6.47	5.36
Net Rushing Yards	127	74
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	4.10	3.52
Net Passing Yards	358	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 28 - 0	26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	358	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	8.14	6.69
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	3.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/56	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	5/97
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:25	23:35

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:23	0:45	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
1	8:10	3:44	OWN 8	9	73	Field Goal
1	0:55	5:22	OWN 10	11	75	Field Goal
2	4:53	3:04	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	0:58	0:24	OPP 39	3	39	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:38	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
3	8:46	2:55	OWN 38	6	23	Punt
3	4:13	5:07	OWN 2	10	50	Punt
4	12:14	7:13	OWN 26	13	73	Field Goal
4	3:42	2:38	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 41	1	-1	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:37	OWN 16	5	36	Punt
1	10:38	2:28	OWN 42	5	9	Punt
1	4:26	3:31	OWN 33	6	17	Punt
2	10:33	5:40	OWN 36	9	50	Field Goal
2	1:49	0:51	OWN 25	3	3	Interception
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 47	2	18	Field Goal
3	11:22	2:36	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
3	5:51	1:38	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
4	14:06	1:52	OWN 11	4	14	Punt
4	5:01	1:19	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
4	1:04	0:47	OWN 14	5	27	Downs

Game MVP: Emmett Horton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ezekiel Elliott	15	47	3.13	10	1
RB Devontae Booker	13	70	5.38	10	1
QB Emmett Horton	2	10	5.00	11	1
WR Tyler Lockett	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Rashaad Penny	19	67	3.53	7
QB Drew Lock	1	7	7.00	7
FB Jon McCarter	1	0	0.00	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Emmett Horton	44	28	358	0/0	3	36	0	111.7

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Bradford	13	8	113	0/0	1	46	0	115.2
Drew Lock	13	9	98	3/17	0	34	1	59.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Samuel Gomez	14	21	157	11.21	52	36	3
TE Evan Rodriguez	3	4	42	14.00	10	20	0
WR Marshall Edmondson	3	4	22	7.33	5	14	0
WR Tyler Lockett	2	8	42	21.00	43	23	0
RB Devontae Booker	2	2	38	19.00	35	35	0
WR Rashard Higgins	2	3	41	20.50	20	24	0
TE John Murray	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Landon Boone	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Rashaad Penny	5	7	26	5.20	17	10	0
WR Kennedy Bentsen	4	4	44	11.00	6	18	0
TE Dawson Knox	3	3	28	9.33	4	13	0
TE Harvey Peterson	3	7	51	17.00	29	34	0
TE Julius Thomas	1	2	16	16.00	4	16	1
WR A.J. Jenkins	1	2	46	46.00	40	46	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jon Bostic	1	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jameson Kanellitsas	4	175	43.8	35.5	56	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Twyner	6	255	42.5	42.5	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
B.J. Makofske	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	2/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashaad Penny	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	1	23	23.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. Jenkins	5	97	19.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB David Long	6	1	0.0	21	29
ILB Bernie Delgado	6	1	0.0	20	16
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	5	0	0.0	21	22
DE Tim Williams	4	0	1.0	20	22
OLB Jon Bostic	3	1	0.5	10	15
S Deone Bucannon	3	3	0.0	20	22
DT Sheldon Richardson	3	2	0.0	17	18
DT Herb Pitt	3	1	0.0	7	15
CB Gareon Conley	2	1	0.0	9	24
DE Paul Whitfield	1	1	1.5	1	17
CB Jose Dixon	1	2	0.0	12	10
DE Myles Garrett	1	2	0.0	21	22
S Desmond King	1	1	0.0	21	15
DT Chris Wormley	0	1	0.0	5	2
DE Kelvin Boone	0	1	0.0	13	23
ILB Brad Cleland	0	1	0.0	1	13

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rock Ya-Sin	10	0	0.0	28	42
OLB Navarro Bowman	6	1	0.0	28	29
S Charles Perez	6	1	0.0	27	42
S Scott Patton	5	4	0.0	31	44
DE Kemoko Turay	5	2	0.0	31	42
DT DaQuan Jones	5	1	0.0	24	19
CB Ike Cassaday	4	1	0.0	31	44
ILB Anthony Walker Jr.	3	1	0.0	23	24
ILB Bo McQuilken	2	2	0.0	8	18
DT Angel Blackson	2	1	0.0	12	29
DE Carson Clinton	2	0	0.0	7	20
DT Shareef Miller	1	2	0.0	19	21
OLB Tyus Bowser	1	1	0.0	23	26
OLB Micah Cote	1	0	0.0	1	1
CB Avonte Maddox	1	0	0.0	13	35
TE Harvey Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Irving Giacalone	1	0	0.0	30	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Paul Whitfield	1.5	0	1	17
DE Tim Williams	1.0	1	0	22
OLB Jon Bostic	0.5	0	0	15
DE Myles Garrett	0.0	2	0	22
DT Herb Pitt	0.0	1	0	15
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	0.0	0	1	22

Cincinnati	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Irving Giacalone	4	1	29
DT Angel Blackson	1	0	29
DE Kemoko Turay	1	0	42
DT Shareef Miller	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB David Long	4	0	0	29
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	3	0	0	22
ILB Bernie Delgado	3	0	0	16
CB Gareon Conley	2	0	0	24
OLB Jon Bostic	1	0	1	15
S Deone Bucannon	1	0	0	22
DE Tim Williams	1	0	0	22
S Desmond King	1	0	0	15
DT Herb Pitt	1	0	0	15
CB Justin Gilbert	0	1	0	13
CB Jose Dixon	0	1	0	10
ILB Brad Cleland	0	1	0	13

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rock Ya-Sin	9	1	42
S Charles Perez	4	1	42
OLB Navarro Bowman	4	0	29
CB Ike Cassaday	3	1	44
S Scott Patton	3	0	44
ILB Anthony Walker Jr.	2	0	24
CB Avonte Maddox	1	1	35
OLB Tyus Bowser	1	0	26
OLB Micah Cote	1	0	1
ILB Bo McQuilken	0	2	18

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Andy Levitre	4	9	31	44
G Laken Tomlinson	4	8	31	44
C Ben Jones	2	5	31	44
T Taylor Decker	1	5	31	44
TE Evan Rodriguez	1	1	23	31
G Joseph Noteboom	1	1	31	44

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Matt Kalil	3	7	21	1	29
T Ted Aikens	2	5	21	1	29
C Eric Wood	2	5	21	0	29
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	2	21	0	29
T Jack Mewhort	0	1	21	0	29
RB Rashaad Penny	0	0	21	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler Lockett	2	14
Alexander Osborne	1	23
Jon Bostic	1	19
Devan Masucci	1	17
Desmond King	1	12

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Dawson Knox	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Taylor Decker	31	44	---	---	7	82
WR Samuel Gomez	30	43	---	---	3	76
G Andy Levitre	31	44	---	---	---	75
C Ben Jones	31	44	---	---	---	75
QB Emmett Horton	31	44	---	---	---	75
G Laken Tomlinson	31	44	---	---	---	75
G Joseph Noteboom	31	44	---	---	---	75
WR Tyler Lockett	24	33	---	---	14	71
CB David Long	---	---	21	29	18	68
TE Evan Rodriguez	23	31	---	---	---	54
TE John Murray	14	11	---	---	23	48
RB Ezekiel Elliott	18	13	---	---	17	48
S Desmond King	---	---	21	15	12	48
RB Devontae Booker	14	31	---	---	---	45
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	---	---	21	22	2	45
DE Myles Garrett	---	---	21	22	2	45
OLB Jon Bostic	---	---	10	15	19	44
DE Kelvin Boone	---	---	13	23	8	44
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	20	22	1	43
DE Tim Williams	---	---	20	22	1	43
FB Howie Bartoszek	11	12	---	---	19	42
WR Marshall Edmondson	9	25	---	---	7	41
ILB Bernie Delgado	---	---	20	16	1	37
DT Sheldon Richardson	---	---	17	18	1	36
CB Gareon Conley	---	---	9	24	---	33
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	10	13	6	29
S Devan Masucci	---	---	1	8	17	26
WR Alexander Osborne	1	2	---	---	23	26
DE Paul Whitfield	---	---	1	17	7	25
CB Jose Dixon	---	---	12	10	2	24
DT Herb Pitt	---	---	7	15	---	22
WR Rashard Higgins	6	12	---	---	3	21
S Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	1	13	1	15
DT Chris Wormley	---	---	5	2	8	15
ILB Brad Cleland	---	---	1	13	1	15
TE Landon Boone	5	7	---	---	---	12
K B.J. Makofske	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Mitch Morse	0	0	---	---	7	7
T David Sharpe	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Brendan Givens	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Victor Jolly	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Arnie Narvaez	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jameson Kanellitsas	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Quinn Rose	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Josiah Bishop	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Braden Mili	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	31	44	8	83
S Scott Patton	---	---	31	44	3	78
DE Kemoko Turay	---	---	31	42	3	76
S Rock Ya-Sin	---	---	28	42	3	73
OLB Tyus Bowser	---	---	23	26	23	72
S Charles Perez	---	---	27	42	3	72
ILB Anthony Walker Jr.	---	---	23	24	14	61
DE Irving Giacalone	---	---	30	29	1	60
OLB Navarro Bowman	---	---	28	29	1	58
T Ted Aikens	21	29	---	---	8	58
RB Rashaad Penny	21	29	---	---	5	55
TE Harvey Peterson	18	29	---	---	6	53
C Eric Wood	21	29	---	---	---	50
G Matt Kalil	21	29	---	---	---	50
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	21	29	---	---	---	50
T Jack Mewhort	21	29	---	---	---	50
CB Avonte Maddox	---	---	13	35	2	50
WR A.J. Jenkins	17	25	---	---	7	49
WR Kennedy Bentsen	17	24	---	---	7	48
DT DaQuan Jones	---	---	24	19	1	44
DT Angel Blackson	---	---	12	29	2	43
DT Shareef Miller	---	---	19	21	3	43
DE Carson Clinton	---	---	7	20	13	40
TE Dawson Knox	7	16	---	---	11	34
QB Drew Lock	17	16	---	---	---	33
FB Jon McCarter	9	7	---	---	16	32
TE Julius Thomas	3	4	---	---	22	29
ILB Bo McQuilken	---	---	8	18	---	26
RB Dixon Lee	1	2	---	---	17	20
WR ArDarius Stewart	2	1	---	---	16	19
WR Andy Isabella	10	8	---	---	---	18
QB Sam Bradford	4	13	---	---	---	17
DE Jacob Favre	---	---	1	10	6	17
CB Monty Dunlap	---	---	0	3	13	16
S Derek Bowlin	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Michael Gallup	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Sherman Stephens	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jeff Twyner	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Alan Poffenroth	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jamie Jones	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Jon Brandon	---	---	4	1	---	5
DE Dustin Stanton	---	---	0	4	---	4
OLB Micah Cote	---	---	1	1	---	2
OLB Scott Wentland	---	---	0	1	---	1
WR Andy Heath	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	21	99	4.7
Right	8	24	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Emmett Horton	44	28	6	2	1	6	7	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Bradford	13	8	1	0	0	2	2	1	0
Drew Lock	13	9	1	0	0	1	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	61	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	126	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	142	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	29	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	100	12.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	91	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Gomez	21	14	1	157	2	43
WR Tyler Lockett	8	2	0	42	1	33
TE Evan Rodriguez	4	3	0	42	1	31
WR Marshall Edmondson	4	3	0	22	0	25
WR Rashard Higgins	3	2	0	41	1	12
RB Devontae Booker	2	2	0	38	1	31
TE John Murray	1	1	0	6	0	11
TE Landon Boone	1	1	0	10	0	7

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Rashaad Penny	7	5	26	0	29
TE Harvey Peterson	7	3	51	1	29
WR Kennedy Bentsen	4	4	44	0	24
TE Dawson Knox	3	3	28	0	16
TE Julius Thomas	2	1	16	0	4
WR A.J. Jenkins	2	1	46	1	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ezekiel Elliott	4	18	4.50	3.13
RB Devontae Booker	2	10	5.00	5.38

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Emmett Horton	8	4	25	3.13	8.14

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Bradford	2	2	19	9.50	8.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Samuel Gomez	5	4	25	5.00	7.48
WR Tyler Lockett	2	0	0	0.00	5.25
TE Evan Rodriguez	1	0	0	0.00	10.50

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Julius Thomas	1	1	16	16.00	8.00
RB Rashaad Penny	1	1	3	3.00	3.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devontae Booker	5	3
RB Ezekiel Elliott	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rashaad Penny	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Emmett Horton	10	6	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Lock	4	1	0
Sam Bradford	3	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Gomez	6	4	3
TE Evan Rodriguez	3	2	2
WR Marshall Edmondson	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch
RB Rashaad Penny	3	1
TE Harvey Peterson	3	0
WR Kennedy Bentsen	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,900 (24,900)
End Zone 18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine 10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,900 (24,900)
End Zone	18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine	10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)